LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the North Tonawanda High School
Football Team and Head Coach Eric Jantzi upon the occasion of capturing
the 2009 New York State Class AA Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Section VI Champions, the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks
High School Football Team defeated New Rochelle High School 14-7 in the
Syracuse Carrier Dome to finish the season with a perfect 13-0 record
and capture the 2009 New York State Class AA Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Eric Jantzi and his team of outstand-
ing assistant coaches, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for
their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The North Tonawanda High School Football Team benefited espe-
cially from the constant support and encouragement of a dedicated and
talented cheerleading squad, who rooted the team on with great enthusi-
asm both at home and on the road; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the North Tonawanda High School Football
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the Cham-
pionship, were a brotherhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship,
of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players are
second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on North Tonawanda High School; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Eric Jantzi and his dedicated staff have done a
superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Head Coach Eric Jantzi and the outstanding athletes
on the North Tonawanda High School Football Team have clearly made a
contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
school; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the North Tonawanda High School Football Team; its members:
Steve Kijowski, James Aquilina, Joe Montesanti, Jake Brock, Josh Kern,
Mike Tuzzo, Darrik Bloomfield, Billy Connors, Bruce Hakes, Brendan
Wingrove, Tom Sell, Steve Stefanski, Rob Wiklerski, Dave DiPietro, Aaron
Davis, Devan Moultne, Luke Zacher, Zach Christopher, Travis Charsley,
Max Jackson, Shaun Schottmiller, Ryan Daigler, Dan Montesanti, Sean
Mcdonough, Joe Medina, Travis Barke, Mitch Milbrand, Casey Shreve, Clay-
ton Schmidt, Jeff Verrall, Jeff Schinaman, TJ Haug, Nick Gonnella, Jim
Rogers, Mike Grimaldi, Jesse Bradley, Jim Gigliotti, Jordan Marrs, Randy
Miskho, Ben Kanaley, Brennan Perkins, Cody Klawiter, Collin O'Donnell,
Kyle Shreve, Justin Sherk, Tyler Body, Kevin VanHise, Josh Fritz, Bran-
don Camarre, and Andrew Mellott; Assistant Coaches: Rick Tomm, Corey
Zayatz, Chris Cook, Erik O'Bryan, Dave Celeste, Kevin Pieper, Brian

Hoffman, Todd O'Bryan, Archie O'Bryan and Ben Ladik; and Head Coach Eric
Jantzi on their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the North Tonawanda High School Football Team, Assistant
Coaches Rick Tomm, Corey Zayatz, Chris Cook, Erik O'Bryan, Dave Celeste,
Kevin Pieper, Brian Hoffman, Todd O'Bryan, Archie O'Bryan and Ben Ladik,
Head Coach Eric Jantzi, North Tonawanda School Superintendent Vincent
Vecchiarella, North Tonawanda High School Principal James Fisher, North
Tonawanda Board of Education President Jeff Glatz and North Tonawanda
High School Football Booster Club President Paul Frye.